They can range in size from just a few inches tall to more than 12 feet in the case of the tree ferns. Some types of ferns are tropical. Others quite hardy. Their versatility aside, ferns are valuable in the home and garden because they prefer shade. In the landscape, ferns bring fresh green life to those hard-to-design dim corners.
Prokaryotic cells have various shapes; the four basic shapes are: Cocci - spherical Bacilli - rod shaped Spirochaete - spiral shaped Vibrio - comma shaped.
During the 1950s, scientists developed the concept that all organisms may be classified as prokaryotes or eukaryotes. The cells of all prokaryotes and eukaryotes possess two basic features: a plasma membrane, also called a cell membrane, and cytoplasm. However, the cells of prokaryotes are simpler than those of eukaryotes. For example, prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus, while eukaryotic cells have a nucleus. Prokaryotic cells lack internal cellular bodies (organelles), while eukaryotic cells possess them. Examples of prokaryotes are bacteria and archaea.